Personnel Archives - What Does This Mean to Me, Laura?

Does anybody actually work here?

Let’s start this discussion with a question:
Is library staff important?

Librarians generally don’t like to say “No” to patrons: no, you can’t do this, no, you can’t have this. But…

I create websites for public libraries. I’ve been doing that for more than 15 years. In that time, I’ve learned…

As a followup to the Head Meets Desk posts, I asked techs and administrators from around the Web to send…

As a followup to the Head Meets Desk posts, I asked techs and administrators from around the Web to send…

As a followup to the Head Meets Desk posts, I asked techs and administrators from around the Web to send…

As a followup to the Head Meets Desk posts, I asked techs and administrators from around the Web to send…

(You can see Part One here.) Last time on MeanLaura, I shared stories from library IT staff about moments they…

A little while ago, I put out a call to the public library IT community to share their best (worst?)…

I need some help from all of you, this time round. If you are an IT professional in a library,…

It’s no secret, yet it’s not widely talked about. There’s a divide in library staff. It’s not between degreed and…

Several weeks ago I had the privilige of attending the Virtual Worlds: Museums, Libraries and Educators conference held in the…

I think that one of the most difficult hiring decisions a public library has to make is that of a…